Synsepalum congolense

Lecomte

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Synsepalum congolense

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Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program

Synsepalum congolense

gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program

Synsepalum congolense

gbif · cc-by-nc-nd
Nicolas Texier & West & Central Africa program

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit ?

The fruit is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows near the edges of marshes and near the edges of mangroves.

Africa, Central Africa, Gabon,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tropical tree of the Sapotaceae family found near marshes and mangrove edges.

Names & Synonyms

Pouteria congolense (Lecomte) Baehni

References (2)

Raponda-Walker, A. & Sillans, R., 1961. Les plantes utiles du Gabon. Paul Lechevalier, Paris, France. 614 pp.
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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